Lure



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LURE

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UNITE D- barbimvna Figural is a; side elevation ofgmy imp r eve lure withv one ofj the plasticrbodm halves remcmed;- Figure: 2; is; a; diametric section taken along: the:

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form of the 'nyenp1ogsr5o wi is removable to p Figures 4 to 7 inclusive show a modified formof my improved lure. The body halves 23 and 2| are of identical construction and hence can be made from the same mold. When the halves are cemented together, a cylindrical bore 22 extends axially thereof from the rear toward thefront, terminating in an enlarged portion or chamber 23. A bore 24 leads from the chamber 23 into a larger and longer cylindrical bore 25. Each body hall has half a hollow passageway extending from its nose to the chamber 23 and which mates with the other to form the passageway 26. v I

A hollow plunger 21 is slidable axially of the bores 22, 24 and 25 and of the chamber 23. In the outer end of this plunger 1 mount a plurality of fish-hooks 23, prelerably two in number. The inner end of this plunger carries an enlarged head 29 which limits the outward or projecting movement, of the plunger. A sprin 39 constantly urges the plunger 21 to proiecting position. A notch 3| in the plunger 2'! is adapted to engage a spring detent 32 which is secured at one endto a wall of the chamber 23 so that when the hooks 28 are sufiiciently urged by the hand of an operator to force their ends into the recesses 33 of the body halves the detent 32 will engage the notch 3i and retain the plunger in retracted position. It is then ready to be cast into the water by means of the leader or line 34 which is secured to a body half near the anchorage oi the detent thence passes through a hole in the detent and from there outwardly of the body by way of a passage 26.

Figures 8, 9 and show a modification similar to the constructions of Figures 1 to 7 but having the release located near the front end of the body. In this form, the body is composed of twohalves '35 and 36 each made of identical shape and from the same mold, but preferably of different colors. The body halves each have half cylindrical bores which, in assembly, form a bore 3'lwhich extends from the rear of the body to an enlarged chamber or bore 38, the chamber 38 being open, in turn, to another chamber or bore 39 towards the front end of the body. Each body half also has a half recess 49 in the wall of its half of the chamber 39, as will be further described. Each body half also has half a small bore 41 leading from its front end into the recess 43 in order to slidably receive a leader 42 adapted to be attached to a fishing line.

A hook rod 43 having two hooks 44 on the outer end thereof is slidably mounted in the bore 31 and extends through this bore into the chamber 38 where it has an enlarged head 45 which stops its outward travel. A compression spring 46 is housed in the bore 38 and seats on the head 45 at one end, its other end encompassing the end of the chamber 39 and seating against the end of the chamber 38. An extension 41 of the rod 43 extends well into the chamber 38 and is notched near its outer end at 49.

The rod 43 is of such length that when it is in retracted position the hooks 44 will be nested in hook receiving recesses 48 and the notch 49 will engage a trigger 53. The trigger 50 is anchored jointly with the leader 42 in the chainber 39, by a screw 5|. The leader extends through a hole in the front end of the trigger and then outwardly through the passageway 41.

It will be noted that the front end of the trigger is bent downwardly as viewed in Figure 9 and after the leader passes therethrough the leader bends downwardly for entrance into the passageway 4|. A tug or jerk on the leader tends to straighten out the leader thus depressing the end of the trigger into the recess 43. The trigger thus releases from the notch 49 and the hook rod is projected to the extended position illustrated.

Various changes may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention and I therefore desire to be extended protection as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A fish lure for a fisherman comprising a lure body, a plunger retractable into and extensible from said body, said plunger having a plurality of fish hooks on the outer end thereof, a spring within said body urging said plunger to extended position, said plunger having one latch member carried thereby and said body having a mating latch member carried thereby, and a leader extending through said body and attached to said mating latch member, said leader being arranged to release the latch members from engagement by a sudden pull thereon by the fisherman whereby said plunger with its hooks is projected to extended position.

2. A fish lure for a fisherman comprising a lure body, a plunger retractable into and extensible from said body, said plunger having a plurality of fish hooks on the outer end thereof, a spring within said body urging said plunger to extended position, said plunger being notched along its length, a spring detent anchored in said body adapted to engage said notch when said plunger is moved to retracted position, and a leader anchored also in the anchorage of said detent and threaded through said detent and extending outwardly of the front end of said body, said leader elevating said detent from engagement with said notch by a 'jerk on said leader by the fisherman whereby said plunger with its hooks is projected to extended position.

3. A fish lure for a fisherman comprising a lure body, a plunger retractable into and extensible from said body, said plunger having a plurality of fish hooks on the outer end thereof, a spring within said body urging said plunger to extended position, said plunger being notched near its outer end, a spring detent secured by a threaded member to the rear end of said body and adapted to engage said notch when said plunger is in retracted position, and

a leader anchored to said body and threaded through said detent in such manner that a sudden pull on said leader by the fisherman elevates said detent from engagement with said notch thereby releasing said plunger for move ment to extended position by said spring, said detent being visible from the rear of said body and said threaded member being removable from without said body to permit removal of said detent for repair or replacement.

4. A fish lure for a fisherman comprising a body composed of two halves of an impervious plastic material cemented together, each of said halves having coaxial cylindrical half bores of different diameter, said halves when assembled 7 forming a relatively small longitudinal bore 1 adaptedrt'o receive a. fish hooleicarrying at; gen. having", head, and. aflrelatively larg l l'ied tohousethehead.of sai'deplungri'an 1 compressionqspring reactingUa-gain's't said head; said'ibodys halves also having mating channel halves which,-1whenthebody'halves are asse blditformra" channel for the receptionor? a leader freely movable longitudinally therein, said plunger having a notch formed therein, and a trigger anchored in said body halves and adapted to engage said notch when said plunger is in retracted position, said leader operatively engaging said trigger and acting as a trip for the release thereof from engagement by the fisherman with said notch as a result of a jerk thereon.

5. A fish lure for a fisherman comprising a body composed of two halves of an impervious plastic material cemented together, each of said halves having coaxial cylindrical half bores of different diameter, said halves when assembled forming a relatively small longitudinal bore adapted to receive a fish hook carrying plunger having a head, and a relatively larger bore adapted to house the head of said plunger and a compression Spring reacting against said head, said body halves also having half channels of small bore extending rearwardly from the front end thereof, said plunger having a notch formed in the length thereof, a trigger anchored at one end in said longitudinal bore and adapted to engage said notch by a detent formed on the other end thereof when said plunger is in retracted position, said trigger having a hole therethrough above said detent said leader being anchored in the sidewall of said longitudinal bore jointly with said trigger and threaded through the hole in the front of said trigger, said leader when jerked by the fisherman elevating said detent from engagement with said notch thereby releasing said plunger.

6. A fish lure comprising a body composed of two halves of an impervious plastic material cemented together, each of said halves having coaxial cylindrical half bores of different diameter, said halves when assembled forming a relatively small longitudinal bore adapted to receive a fish hook carrying plunger having a head and a relatively larger bore adapted to house the head of said plunger and a compression spring reacting against said head, said plunger having a co-axial extension arising from said head and, when in retracted position, extending through said compression spring and into a reduced portion of said bore, said extension having a notch near the outer end thereof, a trigger anchored at one end in said reduced portion and having a hole therethrough near its other end, said body halves also having mating channel halves of small bore extending from the front end thereof rearwardly toward said reduced portion, and a leader in the channel formed by said body halves when assembled being anchored jointly with said trigger and threaded through a hole in the free end of said trigger, said leader being normally bent from said hole to its entry into said channel, said leader when jerked tending to straighten out thereby elevating said trigger from said notch to release said plunger for movement to extended position by said spring.

'7. A fish lure comprising a body composed of two halves of an impervious plastic material, each of said halves having aligned cylindrical half bores of different diameter, said halves when assembled forming a relatively small longitudinal bore and-ea coaxiallarger bore open to the smaller bore, a plunger having fish hooks onth'e' outer end thereof slida'bly mounted in said smaller bore and having ahead permanently in said l'aige'rbore; a" compression spring in said-i larger bore having one end resting 'ona mating the channel halves to form a channel for a leader, and a spring detent at the rear end of said channel, said plunger being notched near its outer end for engagement by said detent when said plunger is in retracted position, said leader extending through said channel and into operative engagement with said detent.

8. A fish lure comprising a body composed of two halves of an impervious plastic material, each of said halves having aligned cylindrical half bores of different diameter, said halves when assembled forming a relatively small longitudinal bore and a coaxial larger bore open to the smaller bore, a plunger having fish hooks on the outer end thereof slidably mounted in said smaller bore and having a head permanently in said larger bore, a compression spring in said larger bore having one end resting on said head yieldingly to oppose retracting movement of said plunger into said bores, said body halves also each having channel halves extending substantially the entire length thereof, said halves when assembled forming a channel for a leader, one of said channel halves having an integral shoulder at the rear end thereof and adjacent the end of said channel, a spring detent having a hole therein anchored to said shoulder and visible for inspection rearwardly of said halves, and a leader anchored at the anchorage of said detent and threaded through the hole in the front end of said detent and extending through said channel and out the front end of said body, said plunger being notched near the outer end thereof for engagement with said detent whereby said plunger is maintained in retracted position, said detent being elevated out of engagement with said notch by a sudden pull on said leader whereby said plunger moves to extended position.

9. A fish lure comprising a lure body having identical halves of an impervious plastic material united together, said body having a large cylindrical bore axially thereof, a chamber spaced from said bore, and relatively smaller coaxial cylindrical bores, one of which connects said chamber outwardly of said body at the rear thereof, a plunger extending through, and slidable in, said smaller bores, through said chamber, and into said large bore, a spring in said large bore urging said plunger to projected position, a latch means in said chamber adapted to hold said plunger in retracted position against the compression of said spring, and a leader operatively connected to said latch means and extending outwardly through said body for attachment to a fishing line, said latch means releasing said plunger in response to a tug on said leader, said plunger having a plurality of fish hooks on its outer end.

PHILIP W. KRIDLER.

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